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"Imagine huge bodies of water, giant ponds and lakes and just below the surface are trillions of organisms working 24/7, eating plant life and producing gasoline." - George Church, envisioning future synthetic biofuel production
 
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Synthetic biology imagines or assumes a future for modified organisms beyond the lab. Biofuel research is currently focusing on both natural and genetically engineered algae to generate gasoline, with the goal of one day being available for public use. This objective has created a network of open-ponds for algae production. Dispersed across the southwest of the United States, companies are utilizing the environment’s abundance of sunshine - ideal algae growing conditions. As synthetic biology moves out of the lab, to the wild, to factories, to garage labs, to people’s homes what are the potential ecological effects associated with the release of a modified organism?<p>
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Car Pools is a series of simulations that examine the potential ecological effects associated with the public release of genetically altered algae for biofuel production. The project draws on current open-pond algae production methods to imagine a future infrastructure of fuel producing pools for the city of Los Angeles, a metropolis built for cars, home to more than 43,000 swimming pools.<p>
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We used natural algae to simulate the use of genetically altered algae. We sourced the algae from the following sites in Los Angeles:<p>
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The pool is typically viewed as a symbol of suburban leisure, Car Pools recasts it into a site of homegrown fuel production. The oil wells of tomorrow may be in sunny California. The project plays out different scales of interaction, the home, the neighborhood, and the city, to explore potential effects, such as pool wildlife management, neighborhood inculcation and contamination, local fuel production, and Los Angeles resource expansion. How can simulations at both micro and macro scales be used within synthetic biology to expose issues and opportunities beyond the lab? How does the process of live simulations reveal possible implications for the individual, neighborhood, city, and overall energy infrastructure?
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1. LA River Algae: We went to the kayak launch point along the river. This section of the LA River gives the public access to the water's edge. This is also a deeper "cleaner looking" section of the river where we found plenty of algae. This hyrbid urban/wild sample seemed to grow the fastest. This might not be true. We might have just convinced ourselves that it did because we think the LA River is full of toxic waste... This algae strand must be a mutant.
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2. Chinatown Algae: Usually a wishing well, this famous urban pond exists right in the middle of Chinatown. It contains lots of coins from wishes and has algae lining the tiled sides. We collected our sample off the sides of the wall. This algae grew the slowest but was also the least amount of algae collected. 
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3. Huntington Gardens Coy Pond Algae: Right in the middle of The Huntington Botanical Gardens, this healthy pond has lots of coy fish and lily pads. We took the sample from the waters edge, avoiding the hungry coy fish. This sample was very vibrant and green.
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4. CalTech Turtle Pond: Located in the middle to the CalTech campus, this collegiate pond is home to a small population of turtles. We collected a sample from the waters edge. The algae grew well and was on the lighter green side in comparison to the other samples taken.
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An important aspect of the iGEM competition is the use and creation of standard  biological parts. Each team will make new parts during iGEM and will submit them to the <a href="http://partsregistry.org"> Registry of Standard Biological Parts</a>. The iGEM software provides an easy way to present the parts your team has created. The "groupparts" tag will generate a table with all of the parts that your team adds to your team sandbox.
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<strong>Note that if you want to document a part you need to document it on the <a href="http://partsregistry.org Registry"> Registry</a>, not on your team wiki.</strong> Future teams and other users and are much more likely to find parts on the Registry than on your team wiki.
 
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Remember that the goal of proper part documentation is to describe and define a part, so that it can be used without a need to refer to the primary literature. Registry users in future years should be able to read your documentation and be able to use the part successfully. Also, you should provide proper references to acknowledge previous authors and to provide for users who wish to know more.
 
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As soon as possible! We encourage teams to start completing documentation for their parts on the Registry as soon as you have it available. The sooner you put up your parts, the better recall you will have of all details surrounding your parts. Remember you don't need to send us the DNA to create an entry for a part on the Registry. However, you must send us the sample/DNA before the Jamboree. Only parts for which you have sent us samples/DNA are eligible for awards and medal requirements.
 
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urban algae sources

We used natural algae to simulate the use of genetically altered algae. We sourced the algae from the following sites in Los Angeles:




1. LA River Algae: We went to the kayak launch point along the river. This section of the LA River gives the public access to the water's edge. This is also a deeper "cleaner looking" section of the river where we found plenty of algae. This hyrbid urban/wild sample seemed to grow the fastest. This might not be true. We might have just convinced ourselves that it did because we think the LA River is full of toxic waste... This algae strand must be a mutant.



2. Chinatown Algae: Usually a wishing well, this famous urban pond exists right in the middle of Chinatown. It contains lots of coins from wishes and has algae lining the tiled sides. We collected our sample off the sides of the wall. This algae grew the slowest but was also the least amount of algae collected.



3. Huntington Gardens Coy Pond Algae: Right in the middle of The Huntington Botanical Gardens, this healthy pond has lots of coy fish and lily pads. We took the sample from the waters edge, avoiding the hungry coy fish. This sample was very vibrant and green.



4. CalTech Turtle Pond: Located in the middle to the CalTech campus, this collegiate pond is home to a small population of turtles. We collected a sample from the waters edge. The algae grew well and was on the lighter green side in comparison to the other samples taken.